Rotary horizontal file



I E. N. YZETTAf ROTARY HORIZONTAL FILE q I une 10, 1952 Filed April-5, .1946

Patented June 10, 1952 ROTARY HORIZONTAL I FILE Ernesto Norberto Yzetta, Buenos Aires, Argentina Application April 5, 1946, Serial No.'659,939

' In Argentina January 29, 1946 1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to rotary horizontal files mounted freely on a vertical shaft, of the type in which the cards are arranged annularly, and has for its object a very practical layout because the cards are placed in a series of independent boxes or drawers thatcan be with- I drawn from a supporting wheel or similar memberwhich constitutes the frame of the file, thus providing a very great advantage in the use thereof.

Rotary horizontal files of the type which comprises a turning platform that carries the cards and provided with radial partitions for separating the platform in sections are known, but such files have the drawback that work'must be carried on close thereto, because if it was desired, for sake of convenience, to work far from the file, this would have to be done by having the cards placed loosely. Inversely, with the file of the present invention, th operator is enabled to withdraw any one or any number of the boxes that are part of the file, and work with the cards anywhere it suits him best.

Moreover, the known files of this type are constructed, generally, according to two different types; either to carry th cards loosely or kept in place by means of a retaining guide or strand,

the transformation of one type into the other being impossible due to each constituting a solid structure. Inversely, with th file of the present invention, as the boxes are independent, their place on the bearing wheel or like member can be changed, such as by substituting the boxes for loose cards by boxes for fixed cards and vice versa, thus transforming the file in one or the other type. This largely facilitates the manufacture of these files, because it will suffice tomanufacture the carrier wheel or like member of.

a single type and boxes of both types. This provides great elasticity in the work because, as it has already been said, the type of fil may be changed by changing only the type of box.

In accordance with the present invention this file is constituted, primarily, by a solid frame made of plates or rods which ar shaped as respective regular polygons, preferably penta, hexa or octagonals, the polygons being disposed in two parallel planes. These plates or rods constitute the lower and upper supports for the respective boxes, the latter having the shape of an annular sector of a dimension that corresponds to the given angle for each side of the polygon of the frame. The plates or rods placed in th lower supporting plane, make two concentric polygons, while those placed in the upper supporting plane make a single poly- "gm which is supported superposed over the internal similar one lying in the lower plane.

As regards the boxes or drawers, they are formed by a base plate having an annular shape or else the shape of an isosceles trapezium, with its large base formed as part of a circle of a curvature that corresponds to the radius of the embodiment of the file. To the said base plate is secured a curved backing, parallelto the edge of the box, the said backing having at its upper edge a fold for resting over th sides of the upper polygon made by the plates or rods. Besides, the box is provided at its sides with respective partition which define it laterally.

The above mentioned polygons made of plates are rigidly joined to each other and, moreover, by means of radial stays, with a central hub arranged on the axle of the file, the said axle being fixed to a foot or similar member.

In order that the present invention be clearly understood and readily carried into practice, it is shown on its preferred-form in the illustrative drawings that accompany this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan which shows th frame-of the file;

Figure 2 is a side view thereof on the line A-B of Figure 1;

Figure 3 shows a perspective view of the file, one I of the boxes having been withdrawn; the boxes being of the type intended to contain loose cards;

Figure 4 represents a perspective View, partially out, of one of the boxes or drawers; and

Figure 5 is a box of another type, for use with the same file, provided with a guide or strand that engages the slots or perforations made in the cards for being fixed to the box or drawer.

With referenc to the said figures, it has been indicated with the numeral l, the external polygon of the frame of the file made'of plates or rods and as I the internal polygon disposed in the sam plane, both constituting the support for the base of the box. The numeral 2 designates the polygon situated in the upper plane which serves as support for the upper edge of the box.

The polygons I, I made of plates are attached by the radial stays 3 to a central hub that rotates freely around a shaft 5 mounted upon a foot or the like 6 (Fig. 2).

Polygon 2 made of plates is attached by other radial stays 1 that are secured to the same hub 4. Both polygonal supports 2 and l are secured to each other with the use of small standards 8 (Fig. 2)

As it has already been said, over these polygonal plate ll, Whose curvature is parallel to the edge ll} of the plate, the said backing having at its,

upper portion a fold I2 for supporting the box over the plates of polygon 2. Each of the boxes is provided at its side with partitions l3, and in the case of the type illustrated in Figs. 3and 4,1 7 they carry as well other lik inner partitions I for the proper conditioning of the cards. Besides,

for facilitating the handling of the boxes, an embedded handle l may be provided over the fold [2.

The boxes described are for containing loose cards which are placed in the spaces comprised between the partitions l3 and I4 and are kept therein by the flange H! which prevents the cards from sliding.

Asan alternative construction, boxes or drawers such as those shown in Figure 5 may be used. This type of box is intended for the filing of cards carrying engaging perforations or slots that receive a rod or the like I6, placed parallel to the rear plate H, and which is secured at its ends to the partitions l3.

In the accompanying drawings is illustrated a simple file, but it will be obvious that composite files may be constructed, having two or more superposed wheels or like members, in order to give larger capacity to the file.

As will be readily seen by the foregoing, the use.of this rotary file is very practical because it allows for the withdrawal therefrom of sections of cards for working away from the file, without displacing the cards from their right place in the file. h

It will be evident that many modifications may be introduced in the construction and details described and shown, without thereby departing from the scope of the invention which will more clearly be set forth in the claim annexed to this specification.

What I claim is:

A rotary horizontal file, comprising, in combination, a vertical shaft, a hub rotatably mounted upon said shaft, a frame comprising an outer polygon'and an inner polygon, said polygons extending concentrically in a plane perpendicular to the central line of said shaft, stays connecting the corners of said polygons with said hub, with the sides of the polygons equally spaced from the shaft, a third polygon identical with said inner polygon and stays connecting the corners of the third polygon with said hub and maintaining the third polygon above said inner polygon and with the periphery of the third polygon aligned with the periphery of said inner vpolygon, and a plurality of boxes adapted to be independently and detachably mounted upon said concentric polygons and said third polygon, each of said boxes comprising a base plate carried by a side of said outer polygon and a backing plate substantially perpendicular to the base plate, said base plate having a rear portion extending beyond said backing plate and resting upon a corresponding side of the inner polygon, said backing plate having along its upper edge a fold adapted to rest over the corresponding side of the third polygon, whereby said box may be re-- moved radially outwardly from said frame.

ERNESTO NORBERTO YZETTA.

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